COCKTAILS WITHOUT THE CALORIES
Now that I’ve got your attention….here’s how to slim down your favorite drinks with these four simple tips. Cheers! MASTER MARGARITAS, fill your glass with Jose Cuervo Authentic Light Margarita. Eight ounces has just 181 calories, half the amount in most margaritas. MAKE DIY DAIQUIRIS, blend rum with fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries, lime juice, stevia and shaved ice rather than a premade sugar packed mixer, you’ll save about 150 calories a half cup, says Alyse Levine, R.D., nutrition advisor for Livestrong.com. TAKE OUT THE TONIC, “Mix your drink with seltzer or soda water instead and you can slash 80 calories”, says Dawn Jackson Blatner R.D., a FITNESS advisory board member and author of The Flexitarian Diet. ROCK ON, enjoy flavored vodka on the rocks instead of fruity mixed drinks. Try Voli light vodkas, one and half ounces of which have about 80 calories. -Jenna Bergen Fitness Magazine September 2011